Leif Ove Andsnes

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Leif Ove Andsnes

Leif Ove Andsnes (born April 7, 1970 in Karmøy ) is a Norwegian pianist .

Life

After studying with Jiří Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory , Leif Ove Andsnes made his debut in Oslo in 1987 . He has made solo appearances in Amsterdam , Bologna , London , Munich and Berlin, among others .

Andsnes was awarded the Norwegian Critics' Prize and the Dorothy Chandler Award in Los Angeles . At the Hindemith competition in Frankfurt he won first place. For his CD solo debut with Leoš Janáček's piano sonata 1.X.1905 he was awarded the German Record Prize. In 2012 he stepped in for Krystian Zimerman and achieved a great personal success with a Beethoven / Chopin program at a soloist concert at the Salzburg Festival in the Great Festival Hall .

After Andsnes had been Artistic Director of the Ojai Music Festival in California in 2012 , he founded a chamber music festival in Rosendal, Norway ( Rosendal Chamber Music Festival) in 2016 .

Andsnes received an honorary doctorate from the Juilliard School in New York in 2016 . In 2017 he was made an honorary doctorate from the University of Bergen . He lives in Bergen with his family .

Recordings (selection)

Andsnes has recorded works by Frédéric Chopin , Sergei Rachmaninow , Edvard Grieg , Leoš Janáček , Franz Liszt , Sergei Prokofjew and Ludwig van Beethoven , among others .

Together with the South African action artist Robin Rhode , Andsnes realized the multimedia project Pictures Reframed in November 2009 , which reinterprets Modest Mussorgski's pictures at an exhibition .

CD publications

  • 2012: The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos No. 1 & 3, Sony Classical
  • 2014: The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos No. 2 & 4, Sony Classical
  • 2014: The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concerto No. 5 / Choral Fantasy, Sony Classical
  • 2017: Sibelius: Musica Per Pianoforte , SONY Classical
  • 2018: Ballades & Nocturnes , SONY Classical

style

Andsnes sets himself apart from other pianists in that he refrains from extravagance, both externally and technically. He plays “calmly”, said Axel Brüggemann in the Welt am Sonntag , and that is exactly how he works beyond the piano.

Awards

  • 1997: Nomination for the Grammy in the category Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) for Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1, fantasy in C.
  • 1998: Nomination for a Grammy in the category Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) for The Long, Long Winter Night. Grieg, Tveitt, Johansen.
  • 1999: Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award in the Instrumentalist of the Year category .
  • 2000: Nominations for the Grammy in the category Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) and in the category: Best Classical Album for Haydn: Piano Concertos 3, 4 & 11.
  • 2002: Commander of the Order of Saint Olav
  • 2002: Nomination for a Grammy in the category Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) for Grieg: Lyric Pieces.
  • 2004: Nomination for the Grammy in the category Best Chamber Music Performance for Bartók: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2.
  • 2004: German Record Critics' Prize , best list 1-2004 in the Concerts category for Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor op. 16, Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor op. 54 with the Berlin Philharmonic under Mariss Jansons.
  • 2005: German Record Critics ' Award , best list 2-2005 in the Concerts category for Béla Bartók: The Piano Concerts . Krystian Zimerman, Leif Ove Andsnes, Hélène Grimaud with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Boulez.
  • 2006: Nomination for the Grammy in the category Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) for Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20.
  • 2006: German Record Critics' Prize , best list 1-2006 in the orchestral music and concerts category for Sergej Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerts No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 and No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 with the Berlin Philharmonic under Antonio Pappano.
  • 2007: Peer Gynt Annual Honor Award .
  • 2010: Echo Klassik in the category editorial achievement of the year for Pictures Reframed - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Schumann: Kinderszenen .
  • 2011: Nomination for the Grammy in the category Best Classical Instrumental Solo for Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4.
  • 2011: German Record Critics' Prize , best list 1-2011 in the orchestral music and concerts category for Sergej Rachmaninov: Piano Concerts No. 3 and 4 with the London Symphony Orchestra under Antonio Pappano.
  • 2011: German Record Critics' Prize , best list 3-2011 in the orchestral music and concerts category for Robert Schumann: Complete music for piano trio. Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello).
  • 2013: Induction into the Gramophone Hall of Fame .
  • 2015: BBC Music Magazine Awards and the Concerto and Recording of the Year prizes for Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos 2 and 4.

Films (selection)

  • Concerto - A Beethoven Journey. Documentary 2015, 92:00 min., Director: Phil Grabsky, production: Seventh Art. DVD release: November 27, 2015, table of contents .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Schlüer: Rest is movement. The Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Klassik-heute, November 1, 1999, accessed on January 21, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Elijah Ho: Leif Ove Andsnes. The Counterpoints.com, November 12, 2015, accessed September 8, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Kathrin Hasselbeck: Leif Ove Andsnes. Rosendal Festival in Norway. BR-Klassik , August 16, 2016, accessed September 8, 2018 .
  4. ^ Receiving Juilliard's Honorary Doctor of Music: Leif Ove Andsnes. (No longer available online.) Juilliard School , April 14, 2016, formerly in the original ; accessed on May 6, 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.juilliard.edu  
  5. ↑ Åtte nye æresdoktorar ved UiB. University of Bergen , accessed May 6, 2017 (Norwegian).
  6. ↑ Leif Ove Andsnes. Classic FM, September 4, 2015, accessed January 21, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Barbara Gärtner: Pictures Reframed - Robin Rhode & Leif Ove Andsnes. (No longer available online.) Art - Das Kunstmagazin , September 23, 2009, archived from the original on January 21, 2017 ; accessed on January 21, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.art-magazin.de
  8. ↑ Axel Brüggemann: The man who just wants to play. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is completely normal - and therefore special . In: Welt am Sonntag . October 17, 2004, Culture, p. 70 .
  9. ↑ a b c d e f g Grammy Award Results for Leif Ove Andsnes. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences , accessed October 31, 2017 .
  10. ^ Instrumentalists: Past Winners. Royal Philharmonic Society , accessed October 31, 2017 .
  11. ^ Jan-Olav Glette: St. Olavs Orden til Leif Ove Andsnes. MIC Norsk musikkinformasjon, May 30, 2002, accessed October 31, 2017 (Norwegian).
  12. ↑ Leaderboard 1-2004. German Record Critics' Prize , February 20, 2004, accessed October 31, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Leaderboard 2-2005. German Record Critics' Prize , May 15, 2005, accessed October 31, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Leaderboard 1-2006. German Record Critics' Prize , February 15, 2006, accessed on October 31, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Erik Tornes: The famous pianist Leif Ove Andsnes (37) he kåret til årets Peer Gynt. Aftenposten , August 3, 2007, accessed October 31, 2017 (Norwegian).
  16. ↑ Best list 1-2011. German Record Critics' Prize , February 15, 2011, accessed October 31, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Best list 3-2011. German Record Critics' Prize , August 15, 2011, accessed on October 31, 2017 .
  18. ↑ Gramophone Hall of Fame. Gramophone , accessed October 31, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Rebecca Franks: Leif Ove Andsnes wins Recording of the Year. BBC Music Magazine, April 2, 2015, accessed October 31, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Andsnes, Leif Ove
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian pianist
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Karmøy , Norway